Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-07-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondent.

10 SShtidiiy SOilslutIcu TdlucT UT
reading, but as June 30th, the end c
the fiscal year, is very important il
Government matters, perhaps coul,
not do better in the outset of this let
ter than to give your readers a brie
statement of the condition of Fedora
finances: Total receipts for the las
iseal year, 1871 $50 ,s93 against $3.50,
439,727 the previous year; the dis
bursements for the same period were
pensions, and interest on the nationa
debt included, $26S,516,l9O, agains
! $242 ,4S3,l ,l3S the preceding year, tn,
surplus being Sl02 .SG4 ,703 against $93,
9o6, ,5S9 the year before. With the ex
ception Of the fiscal year ending June
30, 1882, the custom receipts are more
than for any year in the history of the
country. Last years receipts are
much larger than were anticipated by
either Secretary Fairchild or Mr.. Ran.
dali.
In the month of June there was an
increase of S2,264 $40 in the circula-
ton, and decrease of $3,157 ,931 in
the cash of the Treasury. The in
crease in circulation was chiefly in
United States notes and their certifi-
Gates, and the decrease i'll the Treasury
cash was principally in gold and silver
certificates, United States notes and
national bank notes.
During the fiscal year just ended
there was, in the appropriations for
fuel, lights and water and the contin-
gent expenses of public buildings un-
der the Treasury Department., an un-
expended balance of 100000, which
sum has been turned into the Treas
ury. This shows that our Democratic
Administration is mindful of its
pledges of reform and economy. The
Pension Office beat its best record for
work last year, and that too with the
increased business of the bureau Incl
dent to the pensioning of the Mexican
veterans, without any additional in
crease of clerical force, fact of which
the Pension officials are naturally very
proud. as it puts them so far ahead of
any showing made by the Republicans
in the Office.
The people of Washington are al
ready beginning to discuss and look
forward with much interest, to the
meeting of the great International
Medical Congress at this place in Sep
tember next. From n professional
standpoint, it promises to be splen-
did success, whatever may be the re-
suit financially and socially. Con-
gress only appropriated $4,000 of the
$4,000 asked for, and it is expected
that the enterprising citizens OF the
capital, together with the professional
pride of American physicians, will
unite their efforts in supplementing
the shortcomings of Congress in the
matter of finance.
The diabolical spirit of anarchism,
which has prevailed in other cities of
the United States, has at last affected
a faction of the knights of Labor of
Washington, and the stars and stripes
have been wildly, though secretly, de-
nounced and the Government con-
demned to sheol almost beneath the
shadow of the capitors dome. "But
the Government at Washington still
lives" unmindful of such howling ia
natics.
As clap of thunder from a clear
sky startles all who hear it, 80 did the
defalcation of financial Clerk Bacon
shock the employees Of the Patent Of
fee, especially those of the Republican
persuasion, to whom this trusted and
honored official had been unlawfully
preparing their salaries for eight years.
A few days before this discovery many
of the clerks, with Democratic Com
missioner of Patents Hall at their
head, had publicly met in the corridors
of the department and planned resolu-
tions of coincidence on Bacon's death,
presenting him to the world as a model
OF virtue and integrity.
Mr.. James l.. Norris, of this city, a
prominent solicitor of patents and
Chairman of the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of the District OF Co
lumbia, is one of Bacon's bondsmen.
In this matter it seems that the mo-
tive of Mr.. Norris was professional self
seeking rather than partisan devotion.
A Democratic chairman coupled with
the notorious corruptionist, Jay Hub
bell, on the bond of creature of old
Zack Chandler. Ye gods and little
fishes, how we apples do swim.
There are indications that much of
Bacon's stcalings-the total amount is
about $50 ,O00-went to Indiana in
1850 to buy the vote of that State for
the bcsmirchcd Garfield and throw it
against the peerless, superb Hancock.
The deiaulter's bond is only for S10,-
OoO, and it is said that if his bondsmen
are disposed to take advantage of tech
nicalities that the Government can
never recover a dollar.
The President in abandoning his
proposed visit to st. Louis, that the
dignity of his great Office may be pro-
protected from the great outrageous
insults OF frenzied 6. A. r. men, is